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Monthly Archives: November 2010

Much like Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) and Shirley Valentine (1989), Eat Pray Love is one of those “mature woman gone wild” adventure films that sets its sights on not only conquering man but setting the universe in order, bringing balance to the madness, and above all else making sure we all understand the complexity that … Continue reading →

The challenge in writing about Daniel Day-Lewis is finding the right words in hopes of avoiding the blah blah hyperbole trap. If we can all start with the premise that he is simply our greatest living actor and leap past that as a given I think we might possibly make a few discoveries together. Why is he … Continue reading →

Hmmmm. How to describe Scott Pilgrim vs. the World? The usual genre descriptions don’t seem to do this one justice. I guess you could call it “boy meets girl” or maybe yet another semi-homoerotic Michael Cera “coming of age teen comedy,” but that barely scratches the surface of this utterly unique, high concept, video gamer’s delight, romantic teen comedy … Continue reading →

Los Angeles is a transient town. More so than other major urban areas due to the fact that it hosts the entertainment industry – or just “the industry” as those of us in “the industry” call it. Hollywood and a shot at fame and fortune lure most folks out here. Then “the industry” chews up most and … Continue reading →

Somewhere along the way Adam Sandler grew beyond guilty pleasure and became one of the very few actors making movies we parents can trust to deliver relatively harmless PG-13 family comedies. Sure, there’s always a few below the belt gags and the obligatory sexual innuendos, but for the most part the actor formerly known as … Continue reading →

It’s kind of like sayinig “Hey, I’m going to learn how to be an auto mechanic.” Or “I think maybe I’ll take up bird watching.” Both great ideas, noble in their intent, one practical, one not so much – but with both, where does one start? This is what I find when I mention Fellini … Continue reading →

He only starred in three films. Three. East of Eden (1955), Rebel Without a Cause (1955), and Giant (1956). So how did James Dean become such a transformative legend? An icon for the ages? An actor readily lumped in with the standard-bearers, Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift? From three performances! One outstanding film, one influential but … Continue reading →